I witnessed this while driving along the road I specified. It was so big and distinct. I told my husband that it was either something astrological or we were going to see something on the news about something exploding in the sky (like a plane). Very cool.
Location
Address
Bridgeton, NJ
Latitude
39° 30' 1.07'' N (39.500298°)
Longitude
75° 20' 17.53'' W (-75.338204°)
Elevation
21.002m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-03-16 20:45 EDT
UT Date & Time
2018-03-17 00:45 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
261°
Moving
Facing azimuth
313.98°
First azimuth
322.35°
First elevation
23°
Last azimuth
312.41°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like a bright golf ball that had its back half on fire and breaking away, forming a short tail. As it approached the horizon the front half became brighter like a quick pulse of more light before quickly disappearing.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fragments were very close to the body and appeared like slightly lighter dust formed into a short tail, like a stubby tadpole tail
